Column: First Extension Garden Fair set

Published: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Monday, March 24, 2014 at 4:44 p.m.

The weather is getting nicer, and the flowers have started peeking their heads out. Are you ready for spring? The gardening season is upon us, and it is time to prepare for the coming year!

The North Carolina Cooperative Extension and the Henderson County Extension Master Gardener volunteers are excited to present the first “Extension Garden Fair” on April 5. The event will be held at the Henderson County Cooperative Extension Office in Jackson Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is free to the public, but participants must call to register, as lunch will be provided.

Expert speakers will cover a multitude of topics, including soil sampling, pruning, using produce in the crockpot, chicken embryology, backyard flocks, and indoor kitchen garden.

The purpose of the day is to give a great overview of many of the hot topics in the garden world. Soil sampling and pruning workshops will be held outdoors and will be hands-on taught by Horticulture Extension Agent Kerrie Roach. Please bring any handheld pruning implements you would like to practice with.

Family Consumer Sciences Extension Agent Renay Knapp will prepare the lunch while teaching about preparing produce using your crockpot. 4-H Extension Agent Denise Sherrill will walk you through the fun process of chicken embryology and how you can raise your own chickens from eggs.

Livestock Extension Agent Ethan Henderson will then take it one step further and discuss raising a backyard flock. This is a hot topic right now, and can be a great addition to a sustainable garden. Last but not least, Kerrie will discuss having your own indoor kitchen garden, and how you can grow many things from just kitchen scraps!

The Extension Garden Fair is sponsored by the Henderson County Extension Master Gardener volunteers. It will be a great day of information and fun. Come join us April 5 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Henderson County Cooperative Extension office in Jackson Park as we prepare for the spring season!

The event is free, but registration is required, as lunch will be provided. Please call 828-697-4891 to register by April 2.

<p>The weather is getting nicer, and the flowers have started peeking their heads out. Are you ready for spring? The gardening season is upon us, and it is time to prepare for the coming year!</p><p>The North Carolina Cooperative Extension and the Henderson County Extension Master Gardener volunteers are excited to present the first “Extension Garden Fair” on April 5. The event will be held at the Henderson County Cooperative Extension Office in Jackson Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is free to the public, but participants must call to register, as lunch will be provided. </p><p>Expert speakers will cover a multitude of topics, including soil sampling, pruning, using produce in the crockpot, chicken embryology, backyard flocks, and indoor kitchen garden. </p><p>The purpose of the day is to give a great overview of many of the hot topics in the garden world. Soil sampling and pruning workshops will be held outdoors and will be hands-on taught by Horticulture Extension Agent Kerrie Roach. Please bring any handheld pruning implements you would like to practice with. </p><p>Family Consumer Sciences Extension Agent Renay Knapp will prepare the lunch while teaching about preparing produce using your crockpot. 4-H Extension Agent Denise Sherrill will walk you through the fun process of chicken embryology and how you can raise your own chickens from eggs. </p><p>Livestock Extension Agent Ethan Henderson will then take it one step further and discuss raising a backyard flock. This is a hot topic right now, and can be a great addition to a sustainable garden. Last but not least, Kerrie will discuss having your own indoor kitchen garden, and how you can grow many things from just kitchen scraps!</p><p>The Extension Garden Fair is sponsored by the Henderson County Extension Master Gardener volunteers. It will be a great day of information and fun. Come join us April 5 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Henderson County Cooperative Extension office in Jackson Park as we prepare for the spring season! </p><p>The event is free, but registration is required, as lunch will be provided. Please call 828-697-4891 to register by April 2.</p>